https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84890
Bug ID: 84890
Summary: Overly verbose notes for missing headers
Product: gcc
Version: 8.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Keywords: diagnostic
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c
Assignee: dmalcolm at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: dmalcolm at gcc dot gnu.org
Target Milestone: ---
As of gcc 8:
incomplete.c:4:17: error: ‘INT_MAX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
int limit = INT_MAX;
^~~~~~~
incomplete.c:4:17: note: ‘INT_MAX’ is defined in header ‘<limits.h>’; did you
forget to ‘#include <limits.h>’?
Reddit user "ramennoodle" comments:
> This seems redundantly verbose. Why not just:
>
> incomplete.c:4:17: note: ‘INT_MAX’ is defined in header ‘<limits.h>
>
> ?
I agree it's verbose, but maybe we should instead just lose the first part of
the note, and print:
incomplete.c:4:17: error: ‘INT_MAX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
int limit = INT_MAX;
^~~~~~~
incomplete.c:4:17: note: did you forget to ‘#include <limits.h>’?
